Ann Heron murder: Durham Police accused of failing investigation
BBC News Published image captionAnn Heron's step-daughter said police failed to identify her killer The step-daughter of a woman murdered more than 30 years ago has complained about the police's investigation. Ann Heron was found with her throat cut at her home in Middleton St George near Darlington on 3 August 1990. Her husband, Peter, was charged with murder in 2005 but the case against him was subsequently dropped. His daughter, Debbie Simpson, said the case had been "damaging" to him and his family. Durham Police said it followed "all reasonable lines of inquiry". Ms Simpson said: "In our...